Pakistani court orders release of main suspect in 2008 Mumbai attacks
A Pakistan court on Thursday ordered the release of the main suspect in the 2008 attacks in Mumbai , Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. The order came less than a month after Pakistan authorities reordered his detention [JURIST...
Pakistan reorders detention of alleged mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attacks
Pakistan authorities on Saturday reordered the detention of Zakiur-Rehman Lakhvi, the main suspect in the 2008 attacks in Mumbai , one day after a court in Pakistan ordered his release. Lakhvi is one of seven...
Several human rights groups, including Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) , on Thursday urged the Pakistani government to halt the execution of the first civilian for a non-terror related offense since 2008. The rights groups...
Amnesty International (AI) called on Pakistan Friday to end what has been an extreme increase in executions following the Peshwar school attack. Following the school attack and Pakistan's subsequent lift of a death penalty moratorium...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday overturned the release of terrorist suspect Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. Lakhvi, head of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) , was the alleged organizer of the 2008 Mumbai attacks ...
Pakistani police detain mastermind of Mumbai attacks on abduction charges
Pakistani police have detained the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on abduction charges a day after a court ordered his release. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi was detained in Pakistani custody since 2008 for heading...
UN rights chief condemns 'savage extremism' of Taliban insurgents
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein condemned the "savage extremism" of Taliban insurgents who killed at least 130 people, most of them children, at a school in Pakistan on Tuesday. This attack, described...
Pakistan's parliament on Wednesday passed a new anti-terrorism bill that detractors are claiming grants excessive power to police. The proposed legislation, known as the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance, allows police to use lethal...
The UN Security Council announced Wednesday that a 10 year old arms embargo against Somalia will not be fully restored after its expiration in March. In 2013, the security council voted to partially lift the...
Cross-examination of the Pakistani-based businessman responsible for selling the boat engine used by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was held on Wednesday before Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court. The merchant,...
